Chennai, March 29: The Madras High Court today come down heavily on a body of Tirupur dyeing factories “for abusing the process of court” after they sought relief which in effect would nullify its judgement ordering closure of over 720 units for causing pollution and imposed a cost of Rs 15,000.
“Though at the first blush the relief sought for by the association appears to be innocuous, these petitions are a clear abuse and misuse of the process of court,” the court said dismissing the petitions filed by the Tirupur Dyeing Factories Owners Association.
“We are constrained to say so because the Association indirectly seek to nullify the judgment of January 28 in the contempt petitions in which the petitioner association was impleaded as a contemnor,” a bench comprising Chief Justice M Y Eqbal and Justice T S Sivagnanam said.
-Agencies